Have you ever wondered how your council tax is spent?
In the run-up to the May 6th local elections, the Local Government Information Unit, a member organization of local government, has compiled a breakdown of this very information.
What can you get for 100 pounds in Trafford?
With data collected by the Government’s Department of Housing, Towns and Local Government, for every £ 100 council tax you pay, you can see exactly where the money is going.
The largest amount of money is pumped into the district’s education system – which is not too surprising when Trafford’s schools are so sought after.
A total of £ 52.55 per £ 100 goes to Trafford’s educational services – including paying faculty, special needs facilities and school supplies.
The next higher amount is for adult social care, including home or home care for the elderly or people with disabilities.
A breakdown of how Trafford Council spends every £ 100 council tax it receives
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A total of £ 22.02 per £ 100 will be spent on these services.
Next up is childcare, which Trafford Council spends £ 12.47 per £ 100 on.
Services for children include supporting and protecting children who are at risk of injury, as well as looking after and caring for children.
The next highest amount that Trafford Council will spend your money on is public health.
The local authority spends £ 4.28 per £ 100 on anything that contributes to healthier lifestyles – including campaigns to promote balanced diets, exercise and smoking cessation.
Next up are the running costs of Trafford Council – including administration costs and upkeep of the Council Building.
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In total, the district agency spends just £ 2.91 per £ 100 on it.
Trafford then spends his next highest amount on cultural services – which he spends £ 2.52 per £ 100 on.
Cultural services include events such as Trafford Pride.
It also supports local cultural organizations and art projects.
The local council then spends just £ 1.94 per 100 on environmental services – this includes everything under its contract with contractor Amey PLC, including emptying the county’s trash cans, cutting its hedges and managing its grass verges.
Next, the agency is spending £ 1.37 out of £ 100 on highways and transportation costs – which include renovating roads and filling potholes.
The district’s housing services cost Trafford Town Council just £ 0.75 for every £ 100 it has to spend – including maintaining its existing housing portfolio, largely managed by the Trafford Housing Trust.
Other unspecified costs are around £ 0.13 out of £ 100 each, while the planning and development costs are around £ 0.68.
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All of this data is sent to the government by the councils each year. This cost breakdown is based on the annual expenses of the general fund income account of the local authorities for the period 2019-20.
The expenditures were determined by calculating the percentage of expenditures for each service sector from the total expenditures.
The percentages were then rounded to the nearest decimal place and converted into British currency.
The total of the numbers in the infographic may not be exactly £ 100 due to rounding.
